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INl/ENTOR- 5, 1935, A ANISH LADYS HAND BAG Filed July 16l 1934 PatentedFeb. 5, 1935V STATES La-6c LADYS BAG Adolph Anish,lNew York, N. Y.,assignor to M.

Dalsheim 8; Co. Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New YorkApplication July 16, 1934, Serial No. 735,376 2`Claims. (Cl. 15o- 28)This invention relates to ladies hand bags and comprehends an improvedbag having a reversible outer covering which is detachably connectedwith the bag body, whereby vit may be either reversely associatedtherewith, completely removed therefrom or replaced by other coveringssimilar thereto in order to thereby permit of variations in the colorscheme or `general appearance of the bag according to the desires of theuser.

The invention further provides a hand bag of the indicated characterwhich is extremely simple in its construction and mode of use, which maybe economically produced and which is highly attractive in appearance.

With the above recited and other more detailed objects in view,reference is now made to the following specication and accompanyingdrawing in which there has been disclosed, by way of example, apreferred embodiment of the invention, while the appended claims covervariations and modifications which fall wit-hin the scope of theinvention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a ladys hand bag constructed inaccordance with the present inventionand showing the outer coveringmember applied to the bag body.

Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of the outer cover-.- ing removed from thebag body.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the bag body with the outercovering removed therefrom and illustrating the outer coveringvattaching aps upturned.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken approximately on a planeindicated by the line 4 4 in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing by characters of reference, 5 designates thebody of a hand bag which is of the usual pouch type having frame jaws 640 Vand v'I which are pivotally connected as at 8 to provide the mouthof the body which may be opened and closed and which are retained intheir closed relation by any suitable form of latch 9. Attached to theupper edge of the frame jaws and constituting a part of the bag body area pair of normally downturned aps 10 which lie respectively on oppositesides of thebag body.

The hand bag further includes an outer covering member designatedgenerally by the reference char` :ter ll'which is preferably made up oftwo or more plies of material 12 and 13 which materials are of adifferent color, shade or character and which member 11 is of a size andshape to extend around and enclose the sidesand bottom of the bag bodywith the opposite ends 14 and 15 positioned beneath the flaps 10 v Inorder to provide means for connecting the covering member 11 with thebag body, the under- 5 sides of the flaps 10 are provided with theheaded elements 16 of snap fasteners, while the opposite ends 14 and 15of the outer covering member 11 are provided on the opposite sidesthereof with p the socketed elements 17 and 18 of snap fasteners. 10

'I'his permits of the complete separation of the covering member 11 fromthe bag body 5 so that the said bag body may be worn alone or permitsthe covering member to be reversely connected in' covering relation withthe bag body to dispose either/of the plies 12 or 13 thereof outwardly.y It is also obvious that within the scope of the invention a number ofcovering members 11 may be furnished with a single bag body forselective use therewith so as to aiord awide variety of 20 color schemesfor the same bag body.

What is claimed is: y

1. A ladys hand bag including a pair of normally downturned flapsswingably connected at their upper edgesv to the upper edge of and lyingo'n opposite sides of said body, a separate reversible outer coveringmember therefor, and interengageable separable fastening elementsprovided respectively on the undersides of said flaps and on theoppositesides of the opposite ends of said coveringmember, by means ofwhich elements the covering member may be optionally associated with thebag body in covering relation thereto with either side of the coveringmemberv disposed outwardly and by means of which elements the flaps areheld in their downturned position by the covering member.

2. A ladys hand bag including a body having a pair of normallyvdownturned aps swingably connected at their upper edges to the upperedge of and lying respectively on opposite sides of the body, aseparatereversible outer covering member therefor having opposite surfaces ofrelatively different characters and interengageable separable fasteningelements provided respectively on 45 the undersides of said aps and onthe opposite sides of the opposite ends of said covering member toprovide a connection between the flaps extending around the bag bodywith either of the opposite surfaces of the covering member dis- 50posed outwardly.

ADOLPH ANISH.

